According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 38 million units in the US, with 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles.
There are at least two artists with this name:
1. A popular American rock band
2. A psytrance artist
(If you are scrobbling tracks here from Chicago - Music From The Miramax Motion Picture, please fix your tags.)
3. A Japanese vocalist named CHICACO but weirdly gets redirected here. She's been active in LYDIA GRAVE and the touhou arrangement circle ESQUARIA.
The second Chicago is a psytrance artist, the pseudonym of David Potter Christman. He is a member of 1200 Micrograms
Thunder and Lightning
Chicago Lyrics
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But it's not that way, we don't care about one another.
Thunder and lightning showed me all the threats you weren't saying.
Thunder and lightning; gonna throw it all away
Thunder and lightning, and you touched my life without warning.
Oh, how I loved you; you loved me; now, what are we thinking?
Thunder and lightning; didn't know our love would end this way.
You got your way, we're to blame, but that's O.K.;
Another time, another place, it's one more game.
After all is said and done, we'll overcome
The psychological setback of a time on the run.
It hurt to see you play games that were so one-sided.
I dealt the cards but the aces were in your back pocket.
Thunder and lightning won't let you alone 'til I'm paying.
Thunder and lightning; didn't know our love could end this way.
The lyrics of “Thunder and Lightning” by Chicago seem to be about a relationship that has reached an impasse. The singer thought that they were connected on a deeper level, but it turns out that they don’t really care about each other. The thunder and lightning serve as a metaphor for the hidden threats that are revealed in a relationship when there is conflict. The singer felt as if they were caught off guard by the sudden shock of their breakup. They loved each other, but now they are left wondering what went wrong.
The line “After all is said and done, we'll overcome the psychological setback of a time on the run” suggests that they were in a tumultuous relationship that caused them emotional stress. It’s possible that they were living life on the edge, not wanting to settle down, but the time has come when their relationship has to end. The lyrics use gambling metaphors, like dealing cards and having aces up one's back pocket, suggesting that the relationship was a risky game. In the end, however, they seem resigned to moving on and playing the game again sometime, somewhere else.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought that you thought that we thought we were bound to each other,
We used to believe that we were meant to be together, but now it's clear that we don't care about each other anymore.
Thunder and lightning showed me all the threats you weren't saying.
The intense weather made me realize that there were hidden problems in our relationship that you kept from me.
Thunder and lightning; gonna throw it all away
The storm is symbolic of our relationship falling apart and ending.
Thunder and lightning, and you touched my life without warning.
You came into my life unexpectedly and made a big impact, but now you're leaving just as suddenly.
Oh, how I loved you; you loved me; now, what are we thinking?
We used to be so truly in love, but now we don't know what to feel or think about each other anymore.
Thunder and lightning will burn you just as sure as I'm singing.
Just as surely as I'm singing about the storm, the repercussions of our relationship will come back to hurt you.
Thunder and lightning; didn't know our love would end this way.
We never expected our love to end in such a dramatic and negative way, like a sudden storm.
You got your way, we're to blame, but that's O.K.;
It's okay that you got what you wanted and we're both to blame for the end of our relationship.
Another time, another place, it's one more game.
Maybe in a different situation or time, we could try again, but for now it's just another lost game.
After all is said and done, we'll overcome
The psychological setback of a time on the run.
Once we've moved on from our current situation, we'll be able to recover from the emotional damage and trauma that comes with ending a relationship.
It hurt to see you play games that were so one-sided.
It was painful to watch you manipulate and control our relationship in a way that worked only for you.
I dealt the cards but the aces were in your back pocket.
I tried to make our relationship work, but you had all the power and control in the situation.
Thunder and lightning won't let you alone 'til I'm paying.
The consequences of our relationship will continue to affect you until I pay for my part in it.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT WILLIAM LAMM, DANIEL SERAPHINE, PETER CETERA
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James
on Oh, Thank You Great Spirit
Great song and a fitting tribute to Jimi from his friend and fan Terry Kath, I've all ways believed the song was kind of a prospective of the dead, coming to the realization that they have crossed over and or no longer burden by all of life's problem's and pain's and are now free from all, and now overcome with gratitude to the Great Spirit , Greater of the universe and of life , GOD, that he is now free to fly the heavenly sky's , but ether way death or just a good night's sleep, great song.